# Bob Blackman

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## Timeline

- **2026-06-14**: Goyal-Kyle virtual meeting on innovation and startups — Ministers discuss deepening collaboration in innovation, technology, research, startups, and emerging technologies to drive mutual economic growth.
- **2026-06-12**: Bob Blackman calls the pact a trade agreement, not a FTA — UK MP stresses negotiations are still underway, with key sections unresolved, and notes defence/security pacts already signed.
- **2026-05**: Agrawal says CETA 'very near to operationalising' — India's Commerce Secretary highlights progress but flags the UK steel measures as a new, unfactored sticking point requiring a creative solution.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### India-UK trade deal: 5 innovation areas in focus as 2 nations near final pact
2026-06-15 05:01:27 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 5

A high-level virtual meeting between Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Trade Secretary Peter Kyle puts startups and emerging tech at the center of the India-UK trade negotiations. As the CETA inches toward operationalisation, remaining hurdles like UK steel measures could still delay the framework that founders and investors are counting on for market access, data flows, and talent mobility.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/india-uk-startup-innovation-trade-deal-june-2026

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